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- 2. In the English language, words can be classified under 8 major word types or parts of speech namely: Noun, Pronouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections.
- 3. What is a noun? This part of a speech refers to words that are used to name persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events.
- 4. A noun is the name of a person: girl boy clown dentist dancer
- 5. A noun is the name of a place: garage classroom zoo seaside
- 6. A noun is the name of a thing: stethoscope airplane golf ball book flower
- 8. types of nouns namely: a. Concrete nouns are nouns that you can physically see and touch. This is generally easy to understand. If you look around you wherever you are, chances are that you will see hundreds of concrete nouns. Exp : Rice, Head, Car, Furniture, mobile phone. b. Abstract Noun Abstract nouns are the opposite of concrete nouns. These are nouns that name things you cannot see, smell, taste, hear or touch. They refer to emotions, ideas, concepts, beliefs, or your state of being. Examples of abstract nouns include: -Love -Happiness -Knowledge - Honesty -Friendship -Brotherhood -Happiness:
- 9. 2. Countable And Uncountable Noun Anything that can be counted, whether singular – a dog, a house, a friend, etc. or plural – a few books, lots of oranges, etc. is a countable noun. The following countable noun examples will help you to see the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Notice that singular verbs are used with singular countable nouns, while plural verbs are used with plural countable nouns. 1. There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy. 2. Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon. 3. Your book is on the kitchen table. 4. How many candles are on that birthday cake? 5. You have several paintings to study in art appreciation class.
- 10. Uncountable Noun Anything that cannot be counted is an uncountable noun. Even though uncountable nouns are not individual objects, they are always singular. The following uncountable noun examples will help you to gain even more understanding of how countable and uncountable nouns differ from one another. 1. There is no more water in the pond. 2. Please help yourself to some cheese. 3. I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners. 4. Please take good care of your furniture. 5. Let’s get rid of the garbage. Uncountable nouns can be paired with words expressing plural concept. Using these words can make your writing more specific. Here are some examples of how to format interesting sentences with uncountable nouns. • Garbage – There are nine bags of garbage on the curb. • Water – Try to drink at least eight glasses of water each day. • Advice – She gave me a useful piece of advice. • Bread – Please buy a loaf of bread. • Furniture – A couch is a piece of furniture. • Cheese – Please bag ten slices of cheese for me.
- 12. a. Singular Noun Singular nouns that refer to a person. Girl Man Nurse Boy Grandmother Mother Grand Father Father Waiter Friend Doctor Singular nouns that refer to a place City Ocean Town River State Sea Country Continent Park Singular nouns that refer to a thing Bicycle Glove Doll Letter Train Computer Yacht Picture Shelf Floor Ruler
- 17. 4. Masculun Gender, Feminime Gender, Common Gender and Netral Gender a. Masculin Gender (Berjenis Kelamin laki-laki) - Father - Son - Uncle - Nephew b. Feminime Gender -Mother -Sister -Step-daughter -niece -Aunty c. Common Gender (Umum) -Friend -Student -Teacher -Child -Animal d. Neutral Gender -Sea -River -Gold -Silver -Table